Tyrion Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Originally posted by InsaneSith im very sorry i regret acting childish. the reason that the bombings of japan are serious to me is because my grandfather was injured and sent to japan for rehabilitation and he left only a few hours before the bombing. the bombings were to take place while he was still there but they had a delay on releasing the bombs. Then,of course,my grandfather was an mortar officer in Korea, so if we hadnt bombed Japan, I may not be here today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breton Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Originally posted by Tyrion Then,of course,my grandfather was an mortar officer in Korea, so if we hadnt bombed Japan, I may not be here today. Argh! Damn the US for bombing Japan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Originally posted by griff38 Honestly I was not impressed by the single big explosion, i don't think it has the effect a carpet bombing run from a b-52 which can drop 36000 lbs of bombs at once does. Man when that happens the earth shakes the air vibrates and you feel like you can breath. And thats from miles away. It reminds me of an interesting anecdote from the first Gulf War. I was a member of a three-man Multiple Launch Rocket System crew. As the Sergeant, I was the Gunner. Our rocket system could launch 12 rockets to a range of 30 - 40 km or so. Each rocket had a warhead event at about 200 - 300 m above the ground, which released 644 for each rocket. Realistically, an entire 1 Km square area could be targeted. Accounts from the Iraqis that surrendered were that they initially thought that our rockets were defective when they saw the puff of smoke from the warhead event, they quickly changed their minds when the bomblets rained down on their positions. "No more rockets!" was the quote I remember. So if the MOAB is intended to have a psychological effect as well as a physical one, there is a lot to be said about it. I wouldn't want to be standing under it's self-guided parachute rig. I still cling to a hope that Saddam will go into exile, but I've a feeling that this won't happen. I guess it will depend on whether his greed will prevail over his ego (Saddam personally controls a vast amount of wealth, which he can enjoy in quiet retirement). I condemn our government for pressing the invasion, but support my fellow warriors (many of whom I know personally) who are doing their duty. SkinWalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C'jais Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Originally posted by SkinWalker I was a member of a three-man Multiple Launch Rocket System crew. As the Sergeant, I was the Gunner. Our rocket system could launch 12 rockets to a range of 30 - 40 km or so. Each rocket had a warhead event at about 200 - 300 m above the ground, which released 644 for each rocket. Realistically, an entire 1 Km square area could be targeted. Can I worship you? I have accepted Skinwalker as my personal Lord and Saviour. God bless the MLRS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Originally posted by C'jais Can I worship you? I have accepted Skinwalker as my personal Lord and Saviour. God bless the MLRS. [/b] Sniff... sniff.... do I smell a little sarcasm? Big Daddy Skin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff38 Posted March 13, 2003 Author Share Posted March 13, 2003 Originally posted by SkinWalker . I condemn our government for pressing the invasion, but support my fellow warriors (many of whom I know personally) who are doing their duty. SkinWalker Agreed 110%. I hope every single Soldier, Sailor & Marine returns home without a scratch. Ive sent you several pm's, is your box full SkinWalker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Griff: I got one... saying that you sent me several pms... My box only has one in it... yours says that it is full, however. Everyone: I think it is also interesting that the US government is already taking bids on rebuilding Iraq and its oil industry. I actually like the idea of the MOAB if it can be used appropriately (one MOAB will finance just about any one social program in any one city, however), but I find these links very interesting if not hypocritical. It proves that the Bush administration has, indeed, made up its mind, probably months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CagedCrado Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 Hopefully to be dropped on PARIS. Which is in FRANCE (aka home of the wimps, drunks, smelly, hairy, and ugly.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 Originally posted by CagedCrado Hopefully to be dropped on PARIS. Which is in FRANCE (aka home of the wimps, drunks, smelly, hairy, and ugly.) you really are an idiot arent you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breton Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 It's probably his 7-year old little brother or something, no one acting that immature and stupid can manage to get nearly 300 posts before getting banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 either that or he has succumb to the dark side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockV1.89 Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 No, no, its really cagecrado. His posts just span very far apart, so nobody ever really gets mad enough at him to get him banned. By the time he does it again, you've forgotten about the last time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breton Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 Originally posted by ShockV1.89 No, no, its really cagecrado. His posts just span very far apart, so nobody ever really gets mad enough at him to get him banned. By the time he does it again, you've forgotten about the last time... I will remember. *writes down note: "CagedCrado trolling in March 2003"* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reborn Outcast Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 Originally posted by C'jais God bless the MLRS. [/b] :eek: :eek: C'jais said God bless something. :eek: And yes i was wrong, the MOAB has a parachute but it uses it only to get out of the planes way, then the GMS takes over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunClown Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 I didn't like what I saw on the news. It wouldn't have worried me but they showed Rumsfeld anouncing it and stuff and he said this thing is powerful or something like that and the whole place cracked up laughing. That was sick. Officials suggest perhaps the Iraqis might even mistake a MOAB blast for a nuclear detonation. Is this a good thing? Would the US government go to war with themselves? *********** ********* In relation to WWII and Japan. It saved thousands of allied soldiers lives and ended a war imo. Wouldn't say millions wouldn't say hundreds. In primary school they taught us about WWII and feeling sorry for the Japanese who got the A-bomb dropped on them. However, they failed to mention anything about feeling sorry for the allies. They pillaged, raped, murdered, who they invaded, in my own country where I am sitting in Australia, we were willing to give up this land to the Japanese. There are even turret mounts that you can see a bit further south where the borders would have been protected. They bombed Darwin and Sydney as well. My grandfather on my mum's side said that if they would have come here they would have enslaved anyone fit enough and put the sword through the rest. He fought in this war and had two brothers who died in a POW camp in which only 4 people escaped and 3 survived. I don't even want to go into what happened at other POW camps. My advice is to learn what the Japanese did, and learn about how their government still hides the truth today by checking text books to make sure they don't say anything bad against the Japanese. Heck, if I was born in Japan having a white father and a Japanese mother I would be unable to attend Japanese public schools as they would find me offensive. A friend of our family's son was in this situation. In conclusion, the Japanese still think where the bad invaders who bombed them for no reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt-- Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 I just wanted to pop in and say that the Japanese were no close to surrendering after we dropped the first[/n] bomb...hence the second. The fact is that we only had two bombs, but America bluffed the Japanese Emperor into thinking we would bomb the country every few days until Japan forfeit. I think the bombs were the best conceivable solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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